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Parasite of Society

As the story goes, vocalist/bassist Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer left German thrash juggernaut DESTRUCTION after the decade of the 80s came to a close and formed HEADHUNTER, the music of which was more akin to power metal (albeit without the glitz and glam) than straight up thrash. The band released a...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Drummer Interviewed At Portugal's SUPER BOCK SUPER ROCK; Video Available

Portugal's Hardsound TV conducted an interview with AVENGED SEVENFOLD drummer The Rev (a.k.a. James Owen Sullivan) at the Super Bock Super Rock festival on July 9, 2008 in Lisbon, Portugal. The clip, which includes footage of the band's performance at the festival, can be viewed below. AVENGED SEVEN...

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IRON MAIDEN Documentary Being Edited

Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn of Banger Films Inc. — creators of the critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" and its recently released follow-up "Global Metal" — are currently editing hundreds of hours of live and behind-the-scenes footage for the upcom...

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GOD FORBID Guitarist Says 'OPETH And GOJIRA Were Big Influences' On Band's New Record

UK's Rock Sound magazine recently conducted an interview with guitarist Dallas Coyle of the New Jersey metal band GOD FORBID about the band's new album, which features FEAR FACTORY's Christian Olde Wolbers on vocal production duties, and the group's new DVD, "Beneath The Scars Of Glory And Progressi...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD: 'Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough' DVD+CD Details Revealed

Hard-rock heroes AVENGED SEVENFOLD have announced fall headlining tour dates beginning September 9 and co-headlining dates with BUCKCHERRY kicking off in mid-September. AVENGED SEVENFOLD and BUCKCHERRY will alternate as headliners, with SHINEDOWN and SAVING ABEL filling out the bill. On September 9,...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Guitarist: 'We Understand Each Other A Lot Better Now Than We Used To'

Nick Snelling of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with MÖTLEY CRÜE guitarist Mick Mars. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. On how "Saints Of Los Angeles" stacks up against the band's back catalog: "Most of it, I really like. There's a couple of songs on there, like e...

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SISTER SIN To Film 'On Parole' Video

Swedish female-fronted band SISTER SIN will film a video for the song "On Parole" next weekend in Stockholm with director Bill Schacht, who has previously worked with AMON AMARTH, DIO, ALICE COOPER and KING DIAMOND. The track is the first single off SISTER SIN's debut album, "Switchblade Serenades",...

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D-A-D: New Album Title Announced; First Track Available

Danish rockers D-A-D will release their 10th studio album, "Monster Philosophy", on November 10 via EMI. The CD features 10 tracks produced by Jon "Joshua" Schumann, who has previously worked with MEW, KENT, KASHMIR and CARPARK NORTH, among others. The basic tracks were laid down in April in Long Br...

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SISTER SIN To Release 'Switchblade Serenades' In September

Swedish female-fronted band SISTER SIN will release its debut album, "Switchblade Serenades", on September 26 via Metal Heaven Records. Having grown apathetic towards the popular trends in heavy Swedish music, SISTER SIN arose from the gutters of Gothenburg in 2002. Settling on their moniker because...

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ELENIUM: New Demo Tracks Posted Online

Finnish "progressive death" metallers ELENIUM, whose lineup includes current OMNIUM GATHERUM vocalist Jukka Pelkonen (a.k.a. "J"),have posted two new demo tracks — "Counterflare" and "Inorganic" — on their MySpace page. Commented the band: "We did a rough rehearsal demo of two brand new songs. Mika...

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HAUNTED SHORES: New Song Posted Online

Washington D.C. death/thrash band HAUNTED SHORES has posted a rough-mix version of a new track called "Torrential" on its MySpace page. The song is expected to appear on the group's new EP, which is currently being recorded at Planet Red Studios with producer Chris Dowhan (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, R...

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KATAKLYSM Re-Signs With NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS

Canadian extreme metallers KATAKLYSM have re-signed with Nuclear Blast Records. This isn't the first time the band has re-signed to the label either but actually the fourth time; a first in the history of the label. It is a partnership that has thrived for the past 15 years and has produced such cla...

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KATAKLYSM Guitarist JEAN-FRANCOIS DAGENAIS Talks About 'Summer Slaughter' Tour

A new audio interview with KATAKLYSM guitarist Jean-Francois Dagenais is available on Metal-Rules.com. An excerpt from the chat follows. Metal-Rules.com: What is one of the best things about being on a big tour like the Summer Slaughter and what is one of the worst things about being on such a large...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE Is 'Definitely Coming' To Australia, Says TOMMY LEE

MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has told confirmed to Wil & Lehmo of Sydney, Australia's Triple M radio station that the band is "definitely coming" to Australia soon. "I just saw a rough itinerary but I don't want to quote any dates just in case they shift around but we're definitely coming there...

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Valley of Fire

Fairly standard-issue rib-off rock on the face of it, but SOUTHERN GENTLEMEN dish up a little more passion and craft than your average local roadhouse warriors on this, their fourth long-player. The chops here are impeccable — David T. Chastain needs no introduction to anyone serious about the guita...